Fears of sexual assault and other gender-based violence are actively keeping women from walking in their cities, a new study suggests — and transportation leaders aren’t doing enough to design streets that can make people of all genders feel comprehensively safe traveling outside cars.
DC hasn’t decided if it will replace collapsed bridge
DDOT will not commit to rebuilding the pedestrian bridge over 295 that collapsed after being hit by a truck last week, saying it was infrequently used and there are other nearby crossings. But some Ward 7 residents say that they are being neglected by the city for infrastructure projects. (Tip: Chester B.)
Two new reports from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission say that Metro needs to have better training and awareness around safety issues after two deadly incidents in 2020. (Justin Moyer / Post)
On Thursday the Montgomery County minimum wage will go up and Maryland laws concerning student athletes, telehealth and wrongful conviction suits will go into effect. In Virginia expanded early voting and legal marijuana become law, along with extending pandemic eviction protections and renaming Lee Highway. (DCist)
Revised zoning rules starting Thursday will make it easier for Fairfax County residents to build accessory dwelling unitis (ADUS) by eliminating the need for a special permit and ending the requirement that residents be seniors or people with disabilities. (David Taube / Reston Now)
Developer Hoffman and Associates revealed plans for a site abutting Audi Field in Southwest DC that will have 462 residential units, including 110 affordable senior units and office, retail, restaurant, and entertainment space. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
A CSX freight train fatally struck a person near the Quince Orchard Road overpass in Gaithersburg on Saturday night. Police and the rail company have not released more information about the person who died. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat. Tip: Chester B.)
In Gloucester and Wise counties, residents will be able to order rides on small buses run by local transit agencies through an app as part of an 18-month program to test on demand rides in low density areas of the state. (Graham Moomaw / Virginia Mercury. Tip: Chester B.)
